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Bronze fragment of a crown of Osiris
Egyptian
Late Period–Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic dynast
760–30 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Tell Nabasha
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x width: 17.9 x 6.9 cm (7 1/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.449
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBronze fragment of a crown of Osiris. There is a plume with a twisted horn, uraeus, and disc. There are two attachments along the side of the plume. It is incrusted.
ProvenanceFrom Tell Nabasha. 1886, excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 24, 1887. (Accession date: June 24, 1887)